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    1. Dr. Sarah T. Roberts‏Verified account @ubiquity75 Feb 28

      People not inside journalism or media may not know the specifics, but they often have a nebulous sense that there are norms — independence, disclosure of compromise, editorial oversight and vetting of the reporting. That’s what makes them trust enough to buy and read or watch.

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    2. Dr. Sarah T. Roberts‏Verified account @ubiquity75 Feb 28

      What is much less obvious to them is what it means when there is a reporter who makes her name in a newsroom — traditional paper or fully online outlet — and then leaves for Substack (or any analog). Taking that name, reputation earned from work done in the context I just stated.

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    3. Dr. Sarah T. Roberts‏Verified account @ubiquity75 Feb 28

      And starting an outlet in which they are both reporter and editor without oversight, and in a subscription model that puts their material under the cloak of darkness. It is the allure of skirting those norms for quicker, dirtier reports, as well as the big money, that draws them.

      45 replies 17 retweets 284 likes
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    4. Dr. Sarah T. Roberts‏Verified account @ubiquity75 Feb 28

      Not only are they earning off of the subscription model, many high-profile writers are paid directly by Substack to be exclusive - it’s the influencer model.

      12 replies 17 retweets 223 likes
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    5. Dr. Sarah T. Roberts‏Verified account @ubiquity75 Feb 28

      In this way, an investigative reporter who has earned her bona fides in a newsroom and under both strict editorial AND journalistic principles, has just cashed out and turned herself into an opinion writer. She likes it because she’s finally got her independence from an editor.

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    6. Dr. Sarah T. Roberts‏Verified account @ubiquity75 Feb 28

      AND she’s getting paid. A lot.

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    7. Dr. Sarah T. Roberts‏Verified account @ubiquity75 Feb 28

      But she’s no longer a journalist. She is, at best, an opinion writer.

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    8. Dr. Sarah T. Roberts‏Verified account @ubiquity75 Feb 28

      So what? So, the general public sees her name, knows her reporting history, and signs up. Not knowing the difference.

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    9. Dr. Sarah T. Roberts‏Verified account @ubiquity75 Feb 28

      This is why Substack is incredibly dangerous and damaging to the fourth estate (journalism), one of the few failsafes against anti-democratic maneuvers when at their best. We really can’t afford to lose that right now.

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    10. Dr. Sarah T. Roberts‏Verified account @ubiquity75 Feb 28

      Please, do not write for or pay for Substack. I have to say it. I believe it’s dangerous. Take heed. You read it here first.

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      eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Mar 1
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